two stops : Houston Aau Houston (Amtrak station) Greyhound also provides seamless connecting service to major cities in Mexico via Autobuses Americanos at the main bus station in midtown. Greyhound also operates services to stops within the Greater Houston area, including: Alvin (Yellow Jacket Grocery-Citgo) Angleton (Ocampos Mexican Rest) Baytown (Baytown Travel Express) Conroe (Conroe Greyhound Station) Galveston (Galveston Bus Station) Katy (at Millers Exxon) Prairie View (at Unco Food Store) Rosenberg (at Shell-McDonald's) Sealy (at Mazac Muffler City-AC) Texas City (at McKown Air Conditioning, also serving La Marque) Kerrville Bus Company operates from the Houston Greyhound Station in conjunction with Greyhound. Megabus operates low-cost double-decker coaches from Houston to major cities in Texas and Louisiana. Shofur operates service from Houston to major cities in Texas. El Expreso Bus Company operates services to a station in Houston adjacent to the Greyhound Station. Tornado Bus Company operates services to two stations in Houston , with one along Airline Drive and one along Lockwood. Turimex Internacional operates service to a station in Houston. Omnibus Express operates service to a station in Houston. In the 1990s various bus companies began operations in the East End, serving Mexico and other parts of the United States from East End terminals. Intercity bus to airport VivaAerobus, a Mexican airline, operated a bus shuttle between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport South Terminal and the Omnibus Mexicanos Bus Terminal in eastern Houston for VivaAerobus passengers on flights going to and from Cancun and Monterrey. On May 16, 2009, VivaAerobus stated it would cease passenger operations at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on May 31, 2009. The airline blamed the pullout in part on the outbreak of the swine flu, which caused an unprecedented decrease in demand for service.Seaport The Port of Houston is one of the most important ports in the United States, and it is currently second in volume of cargo, right after the Port of South Louisiana. It is also first in the United States in foreign cargo volume. In 2013, more than 229 million total volumes of cargo was handled through the port. The Port of Galveston is a major hub for cruises and passenger ships. In 2013, 901 thousand passengers were transported through the port, making it the second busiest port in the contiguous United States outside the South Florida metropolitan area. Pedestrian travel Texas Department of Transportation statistics said that in an eight county area including Houston,